There are plenty of challenges in simply assembling and maintaining an aquarium. For those wanting to take their hobby to a new and rewarding level, consider the planted aquarium.
I was drawn to the challenge of the planted tank and decided to give it a go during the build of our Spec V aquarium. Here are some articles highlighting what I have learned along the way.
When I first setup our planted aquarium, I readily jumped on board for tools and supplies to make for a healthy tank: substrate – check, fertilizers – check, upgraded light – check. As the items piled up and the budget got crunched, some things I decided to do without. One neglected item was
I recently rescaped our Fluval Spec V aquarium
Our Fluval Spec V aquarium, in its current state, is my first attempt with live aquarium plants. One early lesson that I had to learn about obtaining and planting aquarium plants is the difference between emersed and submersed
One of the variables that you need to establish for your aquarium is the schedule for when lights will be on and off. For the planted aquarium, this becomes critical in creating the right balance between providing enough lights for you plants but not too much to simply fuel unwanted algae.
Specific to the low light planted Aquarium, since
Even when planning a simple low light planted tank like our Spec V, there is much to decide – everything from types of plants to the brand and type of substrate. In trying to decide what I wanted in the substrate for our aquarium, I had a few criterion